Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Stover (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Stover. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stover is located in Fairfield County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Chester, Kershaw, Lancaster, Newberry, Richland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Stover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stover:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Stover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Mitford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smallwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Blair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Richburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Gayle Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Edgemoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lowrys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cabal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kershaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Lugoff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Bell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Caskey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Lancaster Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Heath Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Springdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Oakhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Camp Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Primus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Glymphville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pomaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Blythewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tuckertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Meador ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Sartor Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Lockhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roddey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- McConnells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Jaars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waxhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stover, see our County-by-County Page for Stover.
Cemeteries Near Stover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stover.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gunthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns - Strouds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blakles, Caldwells & Strouds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guest Assembly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- William Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Stover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stover, with the one closest to Stover listed first.
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Wellridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Adger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Cornwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Bascomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Richburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knox is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Fort Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stover.
Newspapers Published in Stover ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stover, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stover:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Newberry County
- Richland County
- Union County
- York County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |